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Hello again friends. Christopher went in at 3:45 tuesday for his surgery. Everything went as planned and he has been sent home to begin his recovery. I would like to thank you all on behalf of Christopher and his family for your kind words and prayers. I know many of you have been following Christophers progress from my first post about him and I cannot tell you how proud I am to be part of such a great family! Thank you all again and God bless. I will try and keep you posted of his progress. Stay Safe Wisker

The company does supply our uniforms, Tom bought his own a few years back so he would have a brand new uniform that fits... Problem is... He got a job as a dispatcher so he went alittle soggy around the mid section lol.

Congrats to this young man. I hope to see these inventions put to use in the near future.

Joe, From what we can hear on the audio tapes from an earlier thread, there was cahos for quite awhile. I would say it is safe to assume the scene was NOT secure and deemed safe for EMS to enter. I agree with you that it is just a bunch of monday morning quaterbacking.

Nice looking rig and nice shots. One cant help but wonder... If they had gone with a side mounted pump panel would that have given them the shorter wheelbase to turn down those three roads you said they cant fit down? Not making a dig at them just wondering. Again, nice shots.

Go Easy Officer Rubio-Pavon. Thoughts and condolences go out to his family and the Brighton PD. They did a great thing to make this young mans last days memorable.

Amazing audio! More shocking than the PD audio I posted. Excellent example of the ICS system in operation as well.

As a Jeep nut it is great to see yet another willies coming back to life! Hope to see it in person some day!

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First 16 min of dispatch tapes. God bless the officers and other first responders walking into this ghastly scene! My hats off to the dispatcher in the tape. Cannot beleive how she was able to handle all the radio chaos! http://youtu.be/eFuNDOQ3b-0

Looks good chief. Cant wait to see it

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As many of you may know April is "Autism awareness month". Tonight also starts the "Light it up blue" month for autism awareness. This month carries a special meaning for MoFire390 and myself. Our younger cousin was diagnosed with autism at an early age. She is now 10 years old and wishes for nothing more than good times and to keep other children form becoming autistic. If you would like to show your support follow these simple steps: Step 1) buy a blue light bulb Step 2) Put light bulb in porch light or lamp visable from the front of the house Step 3) Turn it on Blue light bulbs can be found at most party supply stores and Walmarts. For more information on light it up blue go to: www.lightitupblue.com For more information on autism go to: www.autismspeaks.com Thanks in advance for your support. As always, Stay safe! Wisker

One of our Members went down, Said she had a blast! Was also interviewed by News 12.

One thing that has always bothered me about these situations is that NO ONE in the media or even in the public seems to think about the officers involved. Do they think that it is easy to pull the trigger on another person? What is that officer thinking right now? Events like this stay with you for the rest of your life. How many times will the officer ask himself if he did the right thing? My thoughts and prayers go out to these officers during this rough time.

Great story Cap! It's not that often people go out of their way to thank our service men and women. Reading this was a great way to kick off my day. Thanks for sharing! P.S. Rep given on behalf of those men whose day you brightened. EDIT: Rep point

Hudson Valley also has a new EMS room. They keep water and coffee there for the crews. Much better than standing by the nurses station to finish off paper work.

Great story! She's a little pip! Good find bro.

Nice shots! It's good to see most of our potogs back!

Seth. The issues with the sightlines have been addressed. They have been greatly improved. Most of the LEO's that come in to my dealership love the new chargers.

Great looking truck. Best of luck with it!

Do you know she was sitting in her chair in the office? was she maybe trying to answer multiple calls at once? Have you ever worked in a dispatch center that handles the volume that TMC does? It's not an easy job. Maybe you should try and understand before you criticize. I'm actually glad I don't have to work with you. Seems like you have a short fuse. Maybe next time you can try this... Pull over and make the call. That way you 1- are not distracted by the phone call, 2- have the ability to look around you and recognize landmarks, and 3- don't put others at risk while ranting and driving.

On 12/4, the members of Hughsonville FD in the Town of Wappingers helped make a little boys 11th birthday unforgettable. Christopher, the son of a close friend to my wife and I, has been diagnosed with "Leg-Calf Perthies", a bone disorder that has caused the complete deterioration of his right femur. Christopher has been confined to a wheel chair and has recently found out that he will be undergoing the first of several surgeries at Boston Childrens Hospital the week of Christmas. To celebrate his Birthday his family chose to rent the hall at HFD, seeing as Christopher has always loved the fire service. When the members of HFD found out what a fan of the fire department Christopher is they decided to give him a few gifts of their own. Sporting an HFD helmet and a huge grinn, Christopher was pushed through the engine room by the Captian of HFD and given his own personal VIP tour of the station. He almost jumped out of his wheel chair when the Lieutenant pulled "THE BEAST" (45-55 and Christophers favorite truck) into the back lot and sat him in the drivers seat. His eyes lit up as he was lifted into the bucket of the Tower Ladder and his smile could be seen for miles as the HFD members all accepted his challange to a "wheel chair race". Christophers perfect day came to a close with the members of HFD singing "Happy Birthday", having some cake, watching him unwrap his gifts and presenting him with his own HFD patch and T-Shirt (With a picture of "THE BEAST" on it of course). From Christophers family: "To Chief Glenn Kramer, Assistant Chief Tim Laffin, Captian Ed D'Anna, Lieutenant Trevor Dhalla, Fire FIghter Ryan White and Fire Fighter Chris Baker: Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, you have no idea how much this ment to Christopher and how much you have just helped him. It was so wonderful to see him smile like that today. He was still talking about all of you when we got home. Thank You and God Bless!" Here are a few shots from the party. I wanted to post this to remind all of us why we do what we do. As the members of HFD showed today, It's not all about getting on the big red truck and running into the devils play ground. It's about the smile on a little boys face when you hand him a helmet and say "blow the horn". Thank you again HFD for making Christophers birthday so special for him. Stay Safe! If anyone would like to be kept up to date on Christophers journey PM me.

I have a set of "Firemens Shield". They aren't bad. Better mobility than other gloves I have had.

Hello and Happy New Year everyone. Just wanted to pop by and let you guys know that Christopher has come home from Boston Childrens Hospital. He is having his ups and downs but all round is doing very well. He wants to thank you all for your prayers and kind words. I would like to thatnk you all for the overwhelming amount of patches and shirts that you have sent for him! I will post pictures of his collection once it is mounted and hanging on his wall. Thank you all again. Pat Wisker